How To Install nagios-plugins-bonding on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install nagios-plugins-bonding in AlmaLinux 8. nagios-plugins-bonding is Nagios plugin to monitor Linux bonding interfaces

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install nagios-plugins-bonding on AlmaLinux 8.

What is nagios-plugins-bonding

This package contains check_linux_bonding, which is a plugin for Nagios that checks bonding network interfaces on Linux. The plugin will report any interfaces that are down (both masters and slaves), as well as other aspects which may point to a problem with bonded interfaces.

We can use yum or dnf to install nagios-plugins-bonding on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install nagios-plugins-bonding.

Install nagios-plugins-bonding on AlmaLinux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install nagios-plugins-bonding using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install nagios-plugins-bonding

Install nagios-plugins-bonding on AlmaLinux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install nagios-plugins-bonding using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install nagios-plugins-bonding

How To Uninstall nagios-plugins-bonding on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the nagios-plugins-bonding package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove nagios-plugins-bonding

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install nagios-plugins-bonding on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.